tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116476702017-06-24T06:26:02.377-04:00BabyfiedMaya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.comBlogger566125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-67009514306652235202007-10-09T10:32:00.000-04:002007-10-09T10:44:43.738-04:00So long...Well, now is the time to say goodbye. I've had this blog for over two years now and it's been great, but I have precious little time on the computer these days and some things have had to give. It was a tough decision, but this blog is one of those things I don't feel like I have time for anymore. I've been having a hard time balancing work with everything else and so I have had to reset my Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-36248673313261000952007-10-01T14:01:00.000-04:002007-10-01T14:31:35.924-04:00I want my $10 backSaturday we went to a hot air balloon festival at Pellissippi State tech school. It was $10 per car to get in. We missed the morning liftoff because it was at 7:30am but the website said there'd be stuff going on all day like tethered balloon rides and bands and stuff. It sounded like something different to do and I figured that V would be too little to ride the balloons, but she would enjoy Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-23507586541736021702007-09-27T16:33:00.000-04:002007-09-27T16:54:16.899-04:00Baby needs the Tinkerbell pillowViolet has started occasionally saying complete sentences. I wasn't paying attention when it started, so I don't remember exactly when. But she'll say things like, "I like it" or "Baby have the block." Usually she says these things in context of something I'm already talking about. Sometimes she's parroting me, but not always.Today we were on the sofa and she was laying around and she said, "BabyMaya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-15161697344905612872007-09-24T13:19:00.000-04:002007-09-24T13:57:17.611-04:00At the zoo's playgroundYesterday we went to the playground at the zoo. There were animals for V to brush.And a really slow slide. Ross called it a scoot.And a much faster slide.And a "cow" to practice milking.Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-61959381061599326792007-09-24T08:15:00.001-04:002007-09-24T08:16:04.636-04:00HBDYesterday was Brad's birthday. He turned 9 years old!Happy birthday, Brad. Your Uncle Ross, Cousin Violet, and I love you very much.m.Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-24212130188610215982007-09-22T17:50:00.000-04:002007-09-22T18:05:26.889-04:00PlayRoss didn't have class today. Yay! So this morning, we hung out and played a bit. You know, like a normal family. First V and I were out on the porch. I wanted to get a picture of her in her new legwarmers.And we played with her Duplos.Then Daddy showed up and they started a game where V would start the train rolling and when it ran into Ross, he'd roll onto his back and make much about how Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-32889581949601320952007-09-18T11:41:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:45:01.639-04:00Interior decoratorI guess Violet thought the coffee table looked a little bare. I was putting laundry away and at some point I realized she'd put the baby wipes and container of cat grass on the table. In the middle. That's my girl.Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-13395386237209635422007-09-16T22:30:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:45:22.242-04:00Donald Duck!This morning at 3:30 we were all asleep. Then V got agitated. She started to cry and then yell, "Donald Duck! Donald Duck! Donald Duck!" Ross went and found Donald and then she was fine. So tonight she went to sleep with her bunny and Donald Duck. Next thing I know, she'll have to be covered with stuffed animals before she'll go to sleep.Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-87777183988670114632007-09-15T18:27:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:45:34.084-04:00LadybugViolet's going to be a ladybug for Halloween. I let her pick out the costume - between that and a bee, she chose the ladybug.Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-67371058161799035012007-09-15T12:48:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:45:45.169-04:00See the sleeping bunniesSee the sleeping bunniessleeping till it's noonShall we wake them with a merry tune?Oh so still, are they ill?Sshhhh...sshhhWake up! Wake up!Wake up sleepy bunnies!Wake up! Wake up!Wake up sleepy bunnies!Hop little bunniesHop hop hopStop little bunnies Stop stop stopViolet loves this song. I play it and sing along and then she says, "Again?!" It came on a CD they gave us when we started going to Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-64724974928954277752007-09-13T20:42:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:46:27.338-04:00Make your own journalsI love Photojojo; I wish their emails came to me every day. Twice a day would be even better! Photojojo showcases unique ideas of things to do with your photos. I've seen lots of things there I never would have thought of on my own.The email I got from them today has a link to a tutorial about how to make your own perfectbound journal using two photographs for the front/back covers. I think it's Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-10256806300432947292007-09-13T13:24:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:46:39.487-04:00Daily lifeMore lining up the other day.More lining up today.Dancing along ...... with Yo Gabba Gabba. Or Gabba Gabba Gabba, as V calls it.Nose - which Backpack doesn't have.Ah, beloved lens cap!Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-83867270084920944962007-09-11T15:14:00.001-04:002007-09-21T21:46:51.027-04:00Around the cornerHalloween is around the corner. This year Violet will dress up and we'll go to Boo at the Zoo. I just have to find the right costume since she hates stuff on her head.Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-40156010589187927262007-09-11T14:41:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:47:08.595-04:00AquariumOn Saturday we visited Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. It's a great place, though the drive out of Pigeon Forge moved at a snail's pace. The aquarium is clean and shiny and we all had a great time.Piranah.You can see V's reflection in the glass.One of their big, beautiful tanks.I'd keep away from his nose if I were you.No, I didn't touch it.Violet looking at the jellyfish.Love the jellies!Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-39790099021373570942007-09-09T17:27:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:50:36.457-04:00Where?So where do you think we went today? And what did we see? Hmmmm...Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-2427767949385706642007-09-08T18:50:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:52:55.729-04:00Homemade legwarmersI cut the feet off a pair of Halloween socks I picked up at Target today & the shirt came from Old Navy.Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-70417015444554970742007-09-06T23:04:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:53:09.980-04:00CompartmentsI just went out to get a drink of water and found this. I asked Ross if he did it and he said no. I know I didn't do it. So Violet must've put a letter into each of the compartments. It's a silicone muffin "tin" that I used to melt some crayons together when V was younger so she could hold them more easily. I just love seeing this kind of thing - knowing that, somehow, putting one letter into Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-82441416701776839142007-09-06T20:59:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:53:23.297-04:00At the playgroundToday we went to the playground at the nearby church and meandered around.Here she's putting sand up her pant legs.And a present for Mama.The climber, climbing.Under the willow tree.She loves rocks, like another used-to-be-little girl I know.Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-36815474490820539462007-09-06T20:52:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:53:34.029-04:00More from the parkShe did this over and over again. She'd go back and pick up the same rock and throw it again.Cute husband.Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-13313388905291145582007-09-04T22:51:00.001-04:002007-09-21T21:53:45.404-04:00Violet & mamaAt the park yesterday afternoon. I have a ton more photos to go through too, but no time yet.Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-20380488962717846422007-09-04T22:25:00.001-04:002007-09-21T21:53:56.636-04:00Never happier than when she's swingingThough climbing is a close second.Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-36227610604117833762007-09-02T14:03:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:54:09.197-04:00We love the zooYay! A long weekend! We went to the zoo today - what did you do?Looking at the zebras.Checking out the meerkats.Llama llama red pajama.Bird's trying to catch a nap.Our pretty girl.Violet says, "Elephant eating breakfast!"Saying hello to a monkey.She loves looking at the pebbles in the sidewalk.Mist! Catch it!In the crate that was used to bring one of the elephants to the zoo.DANGER: LIVE ANIMAL!Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-67890065824269285542007-08-31T13:01:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:54:24.735-04:00Lining up and transitioningViolet's been counting for a while, but now she's actually starting to count things and to line them up.She shook out lots of tea bags and then lined them up in a row and counted them.Another new development is that she wants to use a transitional object to go to sleep. Back when I was reading everything I could get my hands on about how babies learn to sleep, I read a lot about getting them to Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-84640261870673453522007-08-30T22:46:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:54:36.146-04:00SillyMaya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11647670.post-58059453944055893432007-08-28T07:49:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:55:11.236-04:00This morning upon waking, Violet saidPillow. Pillow! I LOVE IT. Me, I love it. Pillow!Maya Papayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15652515566207434626noreply@blogger.com1